EP0709149B1 - Apparatus and method for producing shell-like molds - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for producing shell-like molds Download PDF

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EP0709149B1
EP0709149B1 EP95115641A EP95115641A EP0709149B1 EP 0709149 B1 EP0709149 B1 EP 0709149B1 EP 95115641 A EP95115641 A EP 95115641A EP 95115641 A EP95115641 A EP 95115641A EP 0709149 B1 EP0709149 B1 EP 0709149B1
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Hisashi Harada
Kazuo Sugimoto
Nagato Uzaki
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Sintokogio Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C9/00—Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
    • B22C9/02—Sand moulds or like moulds for shaped castings
    • B22C9/03—Sand moulds or like moulds for shaped castings formed by vacuum-sealed moulding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D23/00—Casting processes not provided for in groups B22D1/00 - B22D21/00

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing a shell-like mold by introducing self-curing or gas-cured molding sand by vacuum sucking it into a shell-like cavity defined by a cope and a drag, wherein the amount of molding sand used is reduced.
  • Japanese Patent (A) 57-85643 discloses a method to produce a shell-like or thin mold to reduce the amount of molding sand to be used.
  • the method uses a drag 2 and a pattern 4 disposed above the drag to serve as a cope.
  • the pattern 4 i.e., a cope, is spaced apart from the drag 2 so that the cope and drag define a shell-like cavity 6 therebetween.
  • the drag has a plurality of vertical sucking throughbores 8 therein.
  • the throughbores 8 are in communication with a vacuum source (not shown) through a duct 10.
  • the pattern 4 at its perimeter has a plurality of molding-sand-supplying bores 12 through which molding sand is fed into the cavity 6.
  • the vacuum source is activated, and a vibratory table 14 on which the drag 2 is mounted is driven.
  • This invention is made in view of these drawbacks.
  • This invention aims to provide an apparatus and method for producing a shell-like mold without such drawbacks wherein the amount of molding sand to be used is minimized.
  • the apparatus of the invention includes a cope disposed above a drag.
  • the cope and drag define a shell-like cavity between them.
  • the drag holds a pattern on its upper surface.
  • a plurality of sucking apertures are formed in the drag at places which are adjacent to the perimeter of the pattern.
  • the cavity communicates with a vacuum source via sucking apertures.
  • the cope has a single opening through which molding sand is introduced into the cavity by means of the vacuum source.
  • This invention also relates to a method for producing a shell-like mold by vacuum sucking molding sand into a shell-like cavity defined by a cope and a drag.
  • the method includes the steps of placing a pattern on the upper surface of a table, forming a plurality of sucking apertures in the table at places adjacent to the perimeter of the pattern so that the sucking apertures can communicate with a vacuum source, activating the vacuum source, thereby via the sucking apertures sucking a flexible and non-air-permeable member which is substantially equal in thickness to the mold to be produced so that the member is pressed against the pattern, disposing a frame on the table to encircle the non-air-permeable member, disposing a member on the non-air-permeable member so as to form a single molding-sand-supplying bore, charging heat-resistant and self-curing material in a space defined by the non-air-permeable member, the frame, and the member for forming the molding-sand-supplying bore, releasing the hardened
  • Figure 1 is a partly cross-sectional side view of the embodiment of the apparatus of the invention.
  • Figures 2 and 3 are schematic drawings (partly cross-sectional side views) to explain a method of the invention to produce a cope.
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of a prior-art apparatus which produces a shell-like mold.
  • FIG. 1 an apparatus of the invention to produce a shell-like mold is shown.
  • the apparatus includes a drag 20 and a cope 22.
  • the drag 20 on its upper surface 24 holds a pattern 26 which projects upward.
  • the cope 22 is installed above the drag 20 such that a shell-like cavity 28 is defined between them.
  • the thickness of the thin cavity 28 is substantially uniform at all parts.
  • a molding-sand-supplying bore 30 is formed in the upper part of the cope 22 such that the bore 30 communicates with the cavity 28.
  • the bore 30 is preferably located in the central part of the cavity.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of producing a cope as defined in claim 3 such as the cope 22. This method will be explained below.
  • a plurality of vent holes 32 are formed in the upper surface 24 of the drag 20.
  • the holes 32 are adjacent to the perimeter of the pattern 26 and are in communication with a void or chamber 36 formed in the drag 20.
  • the chamber 36 communicates with a gate valve 38, which is connected to a vacuum source 40.
  • the drag 20 is mounted on a vibratory table 42 which is in turn mounted on a base 44 through coil springs 46.
  • a plurality of vibrators 48 are mounted on the vibratory table 42.
  • a sand-containing hopper 50 having at its lower part a gate device 52 is placed on the sand-supplying bore 30 of the cope 22 through an annular piece of elastomeric material 54.
  • the discharging port of the hopper 50 can be opened or closed by the gate device 52.
  • the gate valve 38 connected to the vacuum source 40 is opened to lower the air pressure in the cavity 28 through the chamber 36, while the vibrators 48 are activated to apply vibrations to the drag 20.
  • the gate device 52 is opened. Accordingly, self-curing or gas-cured molding sand 56 in the hopper 50 is sucked from the bore 30 into the cavity 28. The sand in the cavity 28 is further sucked and moved to the vent plugs 34. Thus the cavity 28 is filled with the molding sand 56, and the sand is well compacted due to the vibrations of the drag 20. After the cavity is filled with the sand, the gate device 52 is closed.
  • the cope 22 which now holds a mold, is separated from the pattern 26 and the drag 20.
  • the cope which is supported by the cope (as will be explained below, the cope is made of a hardened or self-curing material such as cement) is produced.
  • the bore 30 of the supported mold is filled with the molding sand.
  • the upper surface of the filled bore may be flush with or slightly recessed from the upper surface (the top surface in Figure 1) of the cope.
  • the molding sand Since during the process of making the mold the molding sand is pressed against the surface of the pattern due to gravity, the vibrations of the drag, and the suction force by the vacuum, the shell-like surface of the mold coincides with that of the pattern. Also, since the molding sand is supplied from a single bore to the cavity and is then sucked towards the cavity's perimeter, which corresponds to the perimeter of the pattern, the molding sand is uniformly charged into the entire cavity. Further, since the vent holes are disposed outside of the surface of the pattern (i.e., outside of the surface of a product to be cast in the mold), post-treatments to finish the surface of the mold are unnecessary.
  • FIG. 2 a method of the present invention to produce a cope 22 used for an apparatus for producing a shell-like mold is now explained.
  • the same reference numerals are used for the elements in Figures 2 and 3 as in Figure 1.
  • the pattern 26 is placed on a table 70.
  • This table may be of the same structure as that of the drag 20 in Figure 1 or any other structure which functions the same as it.
  • the pattern 26 and the vent holes 32 are covered with a mat or mat-like member 60 made of a flexible and non-air-permeable material.
  • the mat 60 has a thickness which is substantially equal to that of the shell-like mold to be produced.
  • the mat 60 is sucked by the vacuum source 40 through the gate valve 38 so that it is pressed against the surface of the pattern 26 and the upper surface of the table 70 or drag 20.
  • the rim of the mat 60 which extends beyond the vent holes 32, is cut.
  • a frame 62 is placed at the perimeter of the mat 60 on the table 70 .
  • a solid or hollow cylinder 64 for making a molding-sand-supplying bore 30 is placed on the central part of the mat.
  • Self-curing material 68 such as cement slurry or a thermosetting resin, is cast in the space defined by the mat 60, frame 62, and the cylinder 64.
  • the self-curing material is preferably heat-resistant.
  • the table 70, pattern 26, and non-air-permeable mat 60 are removed from the hardened material 68 and the frame 62, which constitute a cope 22. If the cylinder 64 is hollow, it may remain in the cope.
  • the hollow cylinder 64 itself can serve as a molding-sand-supplying bore.

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JP27058294A JP3159290B2 (ja) 1994-10-07 1994-10-07 鋳型造型用型装置および上型製造法
JP270582/94 1994-10-07
JP289032/94 1994-10-28
JP28903294A JPH08117924A (ja) 1994-10-28 1994-10-28 鋳型用バックアップ型装置およびその製造法

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